Editing Live with Kelly and Mark (section)

==Production==
{{See also|List of Live episodes}}

===Concept===
Executive producer [[Michael Gelman]] said in 1993, "The real concept of the show, in a symbolic sense, is that they are husband and wife. They have their coffee mugs and they're chit-chatting about what's going on." It is the basis of the show's signature "Host Chat", an unscripted on-air conversation between the co-hosts that opens each show. Following Host Chat is a trivia segment in which the show telephones a home viewer, who must answer a question (usually about a guest on a recent show) to win a vacation for themselves and a [[wikt:door prize|door prize]] for a member of the studio audience. Shortly before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the hosts started playing a new game with the contestant before the trivia question, wherein the caller gives the host two statements, one true and one false. If the hosts are stumped, the caller wins a "''Live with Kelly and Mark''" mug. The show then continues with interviews with celebrity guests, musical performances, and other recurring segments, including regular features showcasing fashion, food, health, and lifestyle topics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIVE! with Kelly |url=http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |access-date=September 5, 2012 |publisher=[[Disney–ABC Television Group|Disney ABC Domestic TV]] Medianet |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217203311/http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |url-status=live }}</ref>

The husband and wife breakfast chat program was popular in old time radio, beginning with [[Pegeen Fitzgerald|Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald]], and later [[Richard Kollmar|Dick Kollmar]] and [[Dorothy Kilgallen]] and [[Tex McCrary]] and [[Jinx Falkenburg]]. Parodied by [[Woody Allen]] in his film ''[[Radio Days]]'', these programs were popular locally in New York, and Philbin would have heard them in his youth.

The format of ''Live!'' has been emulated by other successful talk shows such as the British programmes ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' and ''[[Today with Des and Mel]]''. However, it has also proven to be resilient against similarly formatted talk shows from other syndicators or networks, seeing programs such as ''[[George & Alana]]'', ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'', ''[[Living It Up! with Ali & Jack]]'', ''[[The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet]]'', and ''[[Anderson Live]]'' all launch and end in short periods of time throughout its entire run, and fail to make any headway in the traditional 9 a.m. local time slot ''Live!'' has been traditionally slotted in for most markets.

The show is broadcast [[live television|live]] from New York City, on weekdays at 9&nbsp;a.m. for stations in the [[Eastern Time Zone]], and is [[broadcast delay|tape-delayed]] for the rest of the country. Most affiliates also rebroadcast ''Live'' during the overnight hours. Although the program is generally associated with the ABC network and airs on all ABC [[Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States|owned-and-operated station]]s, in many markets the program is syndicated to stations affiliated with other networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Disney-ABC Domestic Television]] |title=Live with Kelly and Michael Local Listings |url=http://livekellyandmichael.dadt.com/show-info/station-finder/ |access-date=August 26, 2015 |archive-date=August 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831200649/http://livekellyandmichael.dadt.com/show-info/station-finder/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Live'' did not air in a morning timeslot on all ABC-owned stations until September 2013, as [[WLS-TV]] in [[Chicago]] programmed the 9&nbsp;a.m. timeslot with ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''---WLS-TV was the originating station for Oprah in the 1980s---and then with ''Windy City Live'' after ''Oprah'' concluded its run in 2011. Although WLS-TV had carried the New York-based ''Live'' in an overnight timeslot earlier in its run, the show aired on other Chicago stations, including [[WGN-TV]] from 2002 through 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Merrill |date=June 20, 2013 |title=WLS Adds 'Live With Kelly and Michael,' Drops 11 a.m. Newscast |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wls-adds-live-with-kelly-and-michael-drops-11-a-m-newscast/95755 |access-date=August 26, 2015 |website=TVSpy |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121026/http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wls-adds-live-with-kelly-and-michael-drops-11-a-m-newscast/95755 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feder |first=Robert |date=May 13, 2012 |title=Daytime drama: How will ABC 7 make room for Katie & Kelly? |url=http://www.timeout.com/chicago/tv/daytime-drama-how-will-abc-7-make-room-for-katie-kelly |access-date=August 26, 2015 |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Chicago]] |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106183814/http://www.timeout.com/chicago/tv/daytime-drama-how-will-abc-7-make-room-for-katie-kelly |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Recurring segments===
[[Guinness World Record]] Breaker Week, [[New York Auto Show]] Week, [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] Week, and Top Teacher Week are examples of features frequently visited on the show, highlighting a different aspect of the theme everyday that week. ''Live'' will also invite "whiz kids" to oppose the co-hosts at spelling, athletics, mathematics, sport stacking, and technology, among other tasks. A recurring gag with Philbin as co-host was him challenging seniors—preferably over the age of 100—at tennis, basketball, ping-pong, and bowling, for example. Regular contributors to the show include toy enthusiast Chris Byrne, style maven Lawrence Zarian, animal expert Peter Gros, automotive expert Alan Taylor, pediatrician Greg Yapalater, home and gardening show host [[Katie Brown (TV personality)|Katie Brown]], technology specialist [[Leo Laporte]], entrepreneur Carley Roney, Science Bob, veterinarian Jennifer Jellison, and nutrition expert Wendy Bazilian.<ref>[http://dadt.com/live/ Latest Features] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126061330/http://www.dadt.com/live/ |date=November 26, 2011 }}.</ref>

===Specials===
The show has hosted a number of specials over the years since it began. Specials have included a [[Halloween]] celebration in which the co-hosts wore dozens of costumes and portrayed some of the most famous and infamous names in pop culture.<ref>[http://j-entonline.com/american-entertainment/october-guest-co-hosts-on-live-oct-7-31-2011/ Exciting Roster of Guest Co-Hosts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510064313/http://j-entonline.com/american-entertainment/october-guest-co-hosts-on-live-oct-7-31-2011/ |date=May 10, 2013 }}.</ref>

In February 2011, ''Live'' threw a wedding for a couple who wrote in with reasons why they should be married on the show.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/11/23/live-with-kelly-announces-four-upcoming-guest-co-hosts-939510/20111123abc03/ 'Live!' Heads to Paradise] from The Futon Critic</ref> Viewer submissions have also been accepted for their "Moms Dream Come True Special", where the co-hosts pay tribute to a select group of mothers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-30 |title=Kelly Ripa talks about her first splurge - The unconventional gift for her mother |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/kelly-ripa-talks-about-her-first-splurge-the-unconventional-gift-for-her-mother/articleshow/109662737.cms |access-date=2024-10-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on Marriage, Kids and Co-Hosting Live: 'It's Going to Be Off the Rails!' |url=https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-and-mark-consuelos-marriage-kids-and-co-hosting-live-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> The show has aired a Post-[[Academy Award|Oscar]] special the day after the awards ceremony live from the [[Dolby Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Live! With Kelly" Presents A Special One-Hour Post-Oscar Show Live From The Kodak Theatre In Hollywood |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/03/live-with-kelly-presents-a-special-one-hour-post-oscar-show-live-from-the-kodak-theatre-in-hollywood/118615/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904043716/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/03/live-with-kelly-presents-a-special-one-hour-post-oscar-show-live-from-the-kodak-theatre-in-hollywood/118615/ |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |website=TVbytheNumbers}}</ref>

===On location===
''Live'' has been to eight countries and nearly 25 states, logging {{convert|200000|mi}}.<ref>[http://dadt.com/live/video/video-archive.html Around the World in 28 Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909152704/http://www.dadt.com/live/video/video-archive.html |date=September 9, 2012 }}.</ref> The list of remotes includes [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[Hawaii]], [[Monaco]], [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]], [[San Antonio]], [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]], [[Walt Disney World Resort|Walt Disney World]], [[New Orleans]], [[Disneyland]], [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[San Francisco]], [[Paris]], [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]], [[The Bronx]], [[Los Angeles]], the [[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|USS ''Intrepid'']], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]], [[Maui]], [[Prince Edward Island]], [[London]], [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], the [[White House]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Churchill Downs]], [[Niagara Falls]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Branson, Missouri|Branson]], [[Mount Rushmore]], [[The Bahamas]], and the Dolby Theatre's set for the [[85th Academy Awards]].